Law enforcement release

# FBI seizure notice and statement regarding BreachForums

Federal Bureau of Investigation, May 15, 2024. Domain and Telegram channel seizure.

**Source type:** Law enforcement release

**Published:** May 15, 2024

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 5

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** Federal Bureau of Investigation

**Published:** May 15, 2024

**Source type:** Law enforcement release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.

**What it supports:** Domain and Telegram channel seizure

**Dataset id:** src\_fbi\_breachforums\_seizure\_2024

## Research notes

- The seizure banner itself is the principal artifact. URL not re-verified.

How this source is used

Cited 5 times across 4 record types.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 20, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

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[BreachForums domain seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/breachforums-domain-seizure)

Fraud and stolen data, May 2024

Primary source

### Organization roles

1 citation

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

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[Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/breachforums-domain-seizure)

Operational lead, BreachForums domain seizure

Primary source

### Infrastructure

2 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[breachforums[.]st](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/breachforums-domain-seizure)

Domain seized, BreachForums domain seizure

Primary source
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[User account](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/breachforums-domain-seizure)

User account seized, BreachForums domain seizure

Primary source

### Later activity

1 citation

Cited for activity recorded after the takedown.

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[BreachForums under ShinyHunters and Baphomet](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/breachforums-shutdown-following-administrator-arrest)

Partial operator continuity, BreachForums shutdown following administrator arrest

Primary source

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